Joanna G. (jovia) reviewed on 5/29/2005 + 33 more book reviews

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It is hard to even begin to fathom what this family went through, and hard at times to believe that this is a work of non-fiction. The description of the book sounds like a tale from the Arabian nights - a beautiful young girl is taken from her family on the whim of a king to live in his palace and be raised as his daughter. When she grows older she chooses to return home to her family. Several years later, she and her entire family are taken into captivity by the king and are left in a remote desert prison for nearly twenty years. The fact that the members of this family emerged with their emotional health more or less intact is an amazing testament to their strength and determination to survive.

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